Thesaurus results for FOR CERTAIN

for certain

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Definition of for certain

as in certainly

without any question We won't know for certain until the test results come back.

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Recent Examples of for certain That's an important credential to apply to university or qualify for certain jobs. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 An everyday habit during a long-haul flight could have painful consequences for certain travelers — with a recent case highlighting some serious dangers. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Generally, financial advisors are fee-only, commission-based or fee-based, the latter of which is mostly fees with commissions for certain products. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 That said, there’s something about being held captive inside another person’s questionable taste that can really work for certain horror anthologies, and the director at least comes off wonderfully playful here. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 With global climate change enabling more tropical cyclones to rapidly intensify, the Hurricane Center has been making more bullish first forecasts for certain storms, including Isaias. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Anthropic allows exceptions for certain government contracts when contractual restrictions and safeguards adequately mitigate potential harm. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 Several large Western companies have recently embraced Chinese models as a way to reduce costs for certain repetitive tasks like customer service and writing routine code. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 People are being warned not to mail checks because of rampant theft, yet brokerages still rely on sending physical checks for certain transactions such as qualified charitable distributions or 401(k) rollovers. — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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